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Polynesian Rat

Discipline:
Vertebrate Zoology  Search this
Region:
US-Hawaii  Search this
Sex:
Male
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
2mi. S, 5mi. W, Hilo, United States, Hawaii, Hawaii County, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Windward Islands, Hawaii
Collection Date:
1970
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Tetrapoda, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Murinae
Scientific Name:
Rattus exulans
USNM Number:
EO67538
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Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d420366f-ae27-418e-835f-92fecb4aa99d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_10027072
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Rattus exulans

Collector:
William L. Abbott  Search this
Length - Total:
254 mm
Length - Tail:
133 mm
Length - Head - Body:
121 mm
Preparation:
Skin
Skull
Remarks:
tip of tail is shriveled and there is a small bare spot on belly; feet and tail stained by corrosive sublimate
Sex:
Male
Stage:
Adult
Type Citation:
Miller, G. S. 1900 Aug 20. Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 2: 213.
Miller, G. S. 25 Sep 1901 ["1901 Sep 25"]. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 14: 178.
Type Status:
Type
Renamed
Place:
Pulo [= Pulau] Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia, Asia
Collection Date:
1 Oct 1899
Taxonomy:
Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Rodentia, Myomorpha, Muridae, Murinae
Published Name:
Rattus exulans
Mus pullus Miller, 1901
Mus obscurus Miller, 1900
Accession Number:
036053
Other Numbers:
Mammals Field Number : No Number
USNM Number:
101764
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Vertebrate Zoology
Mammals
Data Source:
NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/337998192-0d8c-40ae-a88c-c06c2d67e138
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhvz_7240422

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